A country track at its finest. Malala Yousafzai Appearing on a TV show is one thing, but a Nobel Peace Prize winner herself appearing in Beyoncé mode? We challenge you to find a better cameo than this.
Nida Manzoor’s Long-awaited Second Season We are female genitaliaan all-female Muslim punk band comprised of Amina (Anjana Vasan), Saira (Sarah Camilla Impey), Ayesha (Juliet Motamed), Bisma (Faith Omole) and Momtaz (Lucy Shorthouse), not only wrote hilarious songs about girls’ education activists in Pakistan, but also managed to get Yousafzai to appear on their show.
And that, friends, is the cameo of the year.
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In season two, the band faces major hurdles including eviction, a rival band touring, and the daunting prospect of recording their first album. But in episode two, the band’s vocalist and bassist, Bisma, finds himself in a personal predicament when his daughter, Imani (Edesili Okepunero), is suspended from school for throwing eggs at a teacher. The teacher wanted to remove slavery from the seventh grade curriculum, and Imani got what she deserved.
“I did what Malala did,” Imani told her mother, “and she fights for girls’ education every day.”
“Malala wouldn’t throw eggs at Mr Appleby, Imani!” Bisma replied, deeply disappointed.
But while Bisma was initially concerned about her daughter’s food-throwing protest tactic, Imani’s insistence on her daughter’s right to learn has led her to question her mother’s understanding of her own rebellion. “You’re in a punk band and you pretend to be this amazing edgy lord, but you know who you are, right? You’re good at pleasing people,” Imani says.
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Bisma’s experience of being surprised by Imani’s response to her demo inspired the band to write the song “Malala Made Me Do It,” which became as much a highlight of the series as any of the band’s more memorable songs. “Voldemort is under my scarf!” It’s from season one, but it’s more biographical.
Check out these amazing lyrics to Lady Parts’ “Malala Made Me Do It.”
They named her Malala.
Malala Yousafzai
They went into the town and made the Taliban cry.
Born in the Swat Valley in northern Pakistan
Defending women’s rights
Nobel Prize at age 17
The baddest woman I’ve ever seen
Cross your heart and wish for death
This is Malala Yousafzai.
There was nothing to stop her.
It wasn’t the bullet she took.
“One pen, one child, one teacher and one book,” she cried.
She went on adventures just like her brother Frodo.
Even the prisoner of Azkaban is no match for this kid.
Noble, wise and very gentle
The baddest woman I’ve ever seen
Cross your heart and wish for death
This is Malala Yousafzai.
I stole biscuits from the staff room.
Malala made her do it.
I skipped the chorus and followed the boys.
Malala made her do it.
Hiding in the ladies’ bathroom
To blow away the Monday blues
Malala made her do it too.
This is Malala Yousafzai.
But if all these Western-inspired looks from our beloved punk feminist weren’t enough, Yousafzai herself makes a fantastic cameo in the episode, channeling her inner Beyoncé and totally Cowboy Carter for a moment.
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In a fantasy sequence midway through the song, Yousafzai appears in a surreal landscape riding a fake horse wearing a bejeweled, fringed cowboy hat over her dupatta and a gorgeous blue dress. Surrounded by fake cacti and neon clouds, the activist is reminiscent of the cover of Beyoncé’s latest country album, and in a 100% mind-blowing moment, her bandmates dance around her and play the song. At one point, they even bring in a fake horse.
Yousafzai said: trend She met the series’ creator Manzoor at the film’s premiere. Polite Societyand Manzoor personally contacted her via letter to invite her to join season two. We are female genitalia.
Obsessed.
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Yousafzai has been a strong advocate for gender equality since she was 11 years old. At 15, she was shot by the Taliban for speaking out for girls’ right to education. Now 26 years old, she is not only the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, but also Oxford University GraduatesShe stands up against injustice YoutubeCo-author We are displaced: My journey and the stories of refugee girls around the worldand runs her own nonprofit organization that invests in education programs to keep girls in school.
She is an absolute feminist punk rocker in every sense of the word. We are female genitalia This is pure, righteous worship. We will forever sing “Malala made me do it” while hurling eggs at those who maintain our school curriculum. Thank you very much.
How to watch: We are female genitalia Season 2 premieres on Peacock on May 30th In the United States Channel 4 In the UK.
